The shows continue to fail to explain and contextualize the Black Lives Matter and the Defund the Police Movements. Experts, researchers, and activists who have been working in this space are still not leading the conversations. And we still see journalists use partisan language like using the word '“warlord” to describe protesters.

Today on Polilogue, we look at the strategic choices and clumsy framing by the hosts and how it leads to shallow explanations of one of the largest protests we’ve seen in the United States in decades. We also look at some of the responses from Republican and Democratic leaders shaping legislative responses.

Chapters

• Introduction

• Highlight/Lowlight

• Host Performances

• Republicans Talk Police Reform

• Democrats Talk Police Reform

• The Missing Segment

• Show Rankings

• Closing

Shows discussed 

• Face the Nation on CBS

• State of the Union on CNN

• Fox News Sunday on FOX

• This Week on ABC

• Meet the Press on NBC

Articles Discussed on the Show

• The End of Policing by Alex Vitale

• Laquan McDonald shooting puts Rahm Emanuel in battle over the truth (The Guardian)

• Chicago mayor says 'sorry' for police misconduct in Laquan McDonald case (The Guardian)

• The Definitive Guide for Cable Hosts, Bookers, and Editors to the Fraud and Failure that was Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel (The Intercept)

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